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| Safe Is Pregnant Women Consume MSG |
MSG had a unique flavor. Instead of sweet, salty, bitter, or sour like you know. This unique flavor called umami, which is close to the savory flavor. No wonder the food industry using these additional substances in droves. Well, do food containing MSG is safe for consumption of pregnant women?
MSG (monosodium glutamate) is one of the nonessential amino acids can be formed in the body. Glutamate is an amino acid that is found more on vegetable protein. Maybe during this, you better get to know MSG as an ingredient additional product manufacturers rather than the source material directly.
Whereas, MSG also contained in many food sources such as soy, tomatoes, tuna, mushrooms, and cheese. MSG does not only have a unique flavor of its own but can also react with other food sources so as to enrich the flavor of the source material of other foods.
Is MSG harmful?
Rumors on the dangers of MSG was first disclosed by a journal that mentions about the Chinese restaurant syndrome. The symptoms of this syndrome are nausea, vomiting, dizziness, palpitations, tingling, and numb fingers after eating foods containing MSG. Whether similar effects could also be felt, everyone? Before you answer this, let's discuss the glutamate first.
Glutamate is the main component of MSG. After it is processed in the body, it turns out that the body cannot differentiate between pure glutamate derived from food or glutamate derived from additional flavor enhancer. Metabolism of glutamate is also unable to distinguish between the ethnic one.
Either because the senses taste different or out of habit, but indeed the fact that the use of MSG in Southeast Asia and East Asia, higher 2-3 fold compared to countries in Europe.
In a study, the MSG given through injections of intravenous or subcutaneous fat metabolism abnormalities can cause liver damage in the retina of the eye and brain damage. However, in contrast to the results of a study looking at the impact of MSG that goes into the body through food, the result does not seem the presence of abnormalities in the metabolism of fat in the liver and brain damage.
These types of food consumed in conjunction with MSG also affect the concentrations of MSG in the body. For example, foods rich in carbohydrates lowers the concentration of glutamate in the body. So, it is quite difficult to determine how many of the limitations of the daily consumption of MSG.
Although a study revealed that the symptoms of the Chinese restaurant syndrome are only going to be felt for the people who are sensitive to MSG and Consumption pure without food over 3 g, but other research results the results yet consistent. In other wocannotG can not be said for sure cause the syndrome.
Whether pregnant women should consume MSG?
Glutamate can be contained within the amnion fluid that was in the bags of the uterus. Amazingly, the abundance of glutamate that needs to be supplied to the blood flow of the fetus will be adjusted by the placenta. That is, all consumed expectant mothers could not then get to the fetus.
Similarly, in nursing mothers, glutamate can also be contained in breast milk. However, nursing mothers who consume MSG too high will not raise the number of concentrations of glutamate in breast milk.
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committe on Food Additives (JECFA) mentions, MSG is added as well as derived from foodstuffs does not harm the baby.
Unfortunately, to date there is still no restrictions nor recommendation of adding MSG daily. In conclusion, the consumption of MSG in the reasonable limit still is allowed, including for pregnant women. However, to minimize complaints, we recommend that you first use a more natural flavor enhancers, which comes from food sources or rely on spices.
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